Children and the Risk of Fractures Caused by Oral Corticosteroids
Open Access
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 18 (5) , 913-918
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.5.913
Abstract
Oral corticosteroids are known to increase the risk of fracture in adults, but their effects in children remain uncertain. The medical records of general practitioners in the United Kingdom (from the...Keywords
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